At the new Concourse 3 Terminal 3 in Dubai International Airport, the AC2000 security management system has been installed, from CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products. The system was delivered by CEM business partners in UAE, Tyco Fire & Security UAE LLC. Concourse 3, Terminal 3 was part of a multibillion upgrade and extension of Dubai International Airport, towards making it one of the world’s largest airports by 2025. Concourse 3 alone was built to take 18 aircraft stands for use by Emirates and the Airbus A380 superjumbo. Craig Menzies, Security Division Manager, Tyco Fire & Security UAE LLC, said: “We have worked closely with CEM and Dubai International Airport on providing a highly secure and fully integrated solution for the Concourse 3 Terminal. Over 1200 smart card readers were installed to secure airside and landside doors within the airport, with a high-level AC2000 video interface for Dubai International Airport’s preferred video product.”
The AC2000 video interface lets users associate access alarms with real-time or pre-recorded digital video clips. This enables the product to act as the central command and control for alarm management. Philip Verner, Regional Sales Director EMEA for Belfast-based CEM, said: “Dubai International Airport joins some of the world’s most prestigious aviation sites by selecting the CEM AC2000 system to secure Concourse 3, Terminal 3. As one of the world’s largest and most progressive airports, we are proud that Dubai International Airport has selected a CEM solution and we look forward to working in partnership with them on their future development plans.”
The AC2000 was also integrated with lift controllers at Concourse 3 to allow seamless control and monitoring of access to 11 floors. The manufacturer also developed a two-way BACnet interface to enable fire alarms to be managed on the main AC2000 alarm handling graphical user interface (GUI). With one fully integrated, powerful platform for video, access and fire alarm management, the customer has a central view of all alarms throughout Concourse 3. CEM also provided Boarding and Deplaning Route Management (BDRM) software to aid the flow of arriving and departing passengers and support the extensive use of double boarding bridges for the A380.
